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• Lots of Sunshine with a Few Showers

  20-06-2017 23:50
  
  Drier air is moving into the state and pleasant weather is expected over the next couple of days.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Face CT: Amazon In North Haven & More

  20-06-2017 23:30
  Aaron Kupec hosts “Face Connecticut” and talks with Catherine Smith is the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), the lead state agency responsible for attracting and retaining businesses and jobs, revitalizing neighborhoods and communities, and fostering appropriate development in Connecticut’s towns and cities.
  They talk about the new Amazon distribution center in North Haven. How do these deals start between a company and a s
  
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• 670 Bags of Heroin, Other Drugs Seized in Manchester

  20-06-2017 23:22
  
  More than 600 bags of heroin, marijuana, crack cocaine and a handgun with multiple boxes of ammunition were seized in Manchester after a car was pulled over, police said.Photo Credit: Manchester Police
  
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• Garden Talk: Perennial Expert Allan Armitage

  20-06-2017 23:00
  
  Len and Scott chatted with Allan Armitage, renowned perennial expert, about his newest book and old favorites, as well as his view on the new sterile Coreopsis varieties.
  Plus, lots of discussion on all sorts of gardening stuff, as usual.
  
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• Yard Goats' Pitcher Ryan Castellani Takes One Day at a Time

  20-06-2017 22:52
  
  Ryan Castellani takes to the mound every five days to pitch for the Hartford Yard Goats, the Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. But it's his family's connection to the Philadelphia Phillies that helped...Photo Credit: Hartford Yard Goats
  
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• Woman Sustains Head Trauma After Scooter, Car Collide in Plainfield

  20-06-2017 22:49
  
  A woman operating a motor scooter sustained head trauma after colliding with a car in Plainfield on Tuesday.
  
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• The Connection: Stereotypes Of Those Fighting For a Second Chance

  20-06-2017 22:42
  On this program, Ann Baldwin and her co-host, Lisa Dematteis-Lepore are joined by Patrick Fallon, Director of Community Justice Services at The Connection, Inc. and “Mark” as they discuss the stereotypes still burdening those fighting for a second chance after incarceration.
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• Yale Dean Leaves Over Yelp Reviews

  20-06-2017 22:30
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – A Yale University dean who was placed on leave over offensive reviews she posted on Yelp has left her position at the Ivy League institution, school officials said Tuesday.
  Pierson College Dean June Chu last month issued a public apology for the reviews including one that referred to customers of a local restaurant as “white trash.”“I write to let you know Dean Chu has left her position at Pierson College and wishes the best to the students,&rdquo
  
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• Former Women’s World Cup Coach DiCicco, Wethersfield Native, Dies At 68

  20-06-2017 22:21
  CHICAGO (AP) – Tony DiCicco, who coached the U.S. to the 1999 Women’s World Cup title, has died. He was 68.
  Son Anthony DiCicco says on Twitter his father died Monday at home with his family there.
  DiCicco became the U.S. coach in 1994 and led the team to the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the first games to include women’s soccer.
  He then guided a team filled with superstars _ and such women’s sports pioneers as Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy and Michelle Akers _ to the
  
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• Pet Talk: When To Say Goodbye

  20-06-2017 22:15
  Dr. Andrea and Dr. Dennis answer all your animal questions. No animal to big or to small for a little help from a human friend.
  This week’s show dealt with how to know when it’s time to say goodbye to our pets… making the difficult decision of euthanasia.
  
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• Computer Talk: Looking Back at Year 2000 Compliance

  20-06-2017 21:59
  Erik and Bob take your questions. We reminisce about Year 2000 compliance and hear your stories as we learn that the United States government finally stops demanding Year 2000 compliance reports from its agencies. British Airways “switch flipper” flub said to cost £80 million pounds. CIA hacked wireless routers for years, says Wikileaks. Amazon gets patent to block online shopping inside its own stores. New tattoo may be used to track your health. How to tell if a software upgr
  
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• Law Talk: Construction and Contractors

  20-06-2017 21:57
  
  Law Talk was joined by Atty. Mark Rosenblum, a partner in the Hartford law firm of RoginNassau.
  We touched upon contracts in general, Construction Law, the law regulating Home Improvement Contractors (from the perspective of both the Homeowner and the Contractor), and Mechanic’s Liens (which have nothing to do with the person who repairs your car).
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• Teacher Accused of Sexual Relationship With Student

  20-06-2017 21:49
  
  A Bridgeport high school teacher has been accused of having a sexual relationship with a student and has been arrested.
  
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• Man Charged After 8 Pitbulls Suffer From Heat Shock

  20-06-2017 21:46
  
  An East Hartford man has been charged after his eight pitbulls were found living in poor conditions and suffering from heat shock, police said.Photo Credit: East Hartford Police
  
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• Mountain Biker Reported Missing in Danbury Found Dead

  20-06-2017 21:45
  
  A mountain biker reported missing in Farrington Woods in Danbury has been found dead, according to officials. His name has not been released.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Money Wisdom: How To Avoid ‘Fuzzy Math’

  20-06-2017 21:43
  
  Joel Johnson of Johnson Brunetti Retirement & Investment Specialists teaches us how to avoid falling victim to “fuzzy math” in your retirement planning.
  He also explains the difference between an advisor with a planning process, and an advisor with a sales process.
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• Ray Dunaway: What To Expect From The Special Session

  20-06-2017 21:30
  Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz joined Ray live in studio for a look at the impending special session.
  What can we expect from the return of the session? Let’s find out…
  
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• Norwich City Leaders Trying to Halt Improvements to ‘Crash Alley’

  20-06-2017 21:29
  
  Norwich city council members are trying to stop a major construction project planned for a one-mile stretch of Route 82 that is otherwise known as “crash alley.”Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Ray Dunaway: 18 Hole Stroll for Pancreatic Cancer at Travelers Championship Preview

  20-06-2017 21:00
  Brittany Vose was selected as an Honorary Co-Chair at the Travelers Championship, and will host the 18 Hole Stroll for Pancreatic Cancer at the tournament.
  Learn all about the event.
  
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• Man accused of stomping cat to death on train platform

  20-06-2017 20:49
  
  BELLEVILLE, IL – A man was arrested in Belleville, Illinois Friday after gruesomely killing his cat on a MetroLink train platform. According to Capt. Bruce Fleshman, a spokesman for the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, 23-year-old DeCarlos Edwards Johnson-Foston had a kitten on his shoulder as he was about to board a train at the Belleville station. When a security officer told him he couldn’t take the cat on board the train, he threw the kitten on the ground and [&hellip
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Deference To Sandy Hook Families… Is It Too Much?

  20-06-2017 20:40
  Chris Powell, Managing Editor of Journal Inquirer, says deference to the families of the school children and educators murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012 has gone much too far.
  Hear how he attempts to back up this claim.
  
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• Hartford PD: Officer shoots dog after it chases people around neighborhood

  20-06-2017 20:25
  
  HARTFORD – Police said an officer shot a dog while responding to a call Tuesday afternoon. Hartford police said the incident occurred on Bethel Street after responding to reports of a dog chasing people around the neighborhood. Police said of the three dogs involved, one was injured and transported to the vet. At this moment, police said there is no word on the dogs condition.
  
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• Todd Feinburg: Tattoos and A Legislative Update

  20-06-2017 20:20
  Sen Len Fasano calls in to Todd, to give an update on the legislature coming back for a special session.
  Get a preview of what we can expect…
  
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• Vacant Buildings in Hartford to Become Apartments

  20-06-2017 20:19
  
  Two buildings that have been vacant in downtown Hartford for more than 20 years are getting a facelift.Photo Credit: Crosskey Architects
  
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• Sound Off CT: How Russia Is Handling Syrian Airspace

  20-06-2017 20:02
  Peter Brookes, Senior Fellow, National Security Affairs at the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation, joins Jim.
  Russia will treat all jets in Syrian airspace as ‘targets’ after US shots down first regime warplane… what impact will this have?
  
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• ‘Today’ Surprises Ridgefield Girl With $100K Scholarship

  20-06-2017 20:00
  
  A college student from Ridgefield, Connecticut is getting some major help paying for college after a difficult year in which her father went through treatment for esophageal cancer.Photo Credit: The Today ShowThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Guide To Connecticut’s Best 2017 Independence Day Events

  20-06-2017 20:00
  By Gillian Burdett
  “We hold these truths to be self-evident…” With these famous words, America declared herself an independent nation, a radical move the nation celebrates each Fourth of July.  As one of the original colonies, Connecticut is steeped in history, and many Independence Day events across the state hearken back to revolutionary times. Other events are thoroughly 21st-Century productions. Whatever your preference or political stripe, these Connecticut Independ
  
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• 5 Best MLB Nicknames

  20-06-2017 20:00
  
  by Rob Joyce
  In a twist, the old tradition is getting some fun injected into it. Baseball – which often adapts to and accepts change at a snail’s pace – is spicing up its jerseys later this summer, with the announcement that there will be a “Players’ Weekend”. From August 25-27 players will be allowed to have their nicknames on their jerseys. It’s an obvious attempt to generate more merchandise sale, but despite the greed it’s still nice to see MLB
  
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• Father and Son Arrested in Spree of Car Battery Thefts

  20-06-2017 19:55
  
  West Haven police arrested two men accused of stealing car batteries from Wal-Mart.Photo Credit: West Haven Police Department
  
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• Officials: Body of missing biker found in Danbury park

  20-06-2017 19:52
  
  DANBURY —  Firefighters said they have located the body of a mountain biker who went missing Monday night. On Tuesday, Danbury firefighters said the 56-year-old Bethel man was found dead. Police said the search started last night until midnight and started up again around 8:30 this morning. Officials said his family did not hear from him Monday and his car was found in the Farrington Park area near New York with no bike. At this moment, officials said medical examiners are [&hell
  
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• Suspect in vandalism at West Hartford school speaks to police

  20-06-2017 19:30
  
  WEST HARTFORD —  Police the suspect involved wrote anti-Trump messages and threats to President Donald Trump on signs around the Morley School playground in West Hartford, has spoken to police. On Thursday, West Hartford police said there were several areas damaged with Anti-Trump writings and threats directed at the president at Morley School located on Bretton Road. After releasing the images of the suspect in question, police said they received tips from the public and go
  
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• WCSU Lab Records Highest Level of Deer Ticks Since 2011

  20-06-2017 19:17
  
  The Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Laboratory at Western Connecticut State University is reporting the highest level of deer ticks since 2011.Photo Credit: Peggy Stewart/ WCSU
  
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• Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Illegal Firearm Possession

  20-06-2017 18:59
  
  A New Haven man who drew a firearm on a group of people outside a night club has been sentenced to three years of imprisonment for illegally possessing a firearm.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• DEEP: Cockaponset State Park swimming area closed due to high bacteria

  20-06-2017 18:56
  
  CHESTER —  Cockaponset State Park swimming area was shutdown Tuesday after high levels of bacteria were found in the water. DEEP said samples of water are tested weekly by staff and are analyzed at the Department of Public Health Lab for the presence of certain indicator bacteria. The water at Cockaponset state park will be re-tested. No other state swimming parks were closed.
  
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• Suspect in Vandalism at West Hartford Elementary School Comes Forward

  20-06-2017 18:54
  
  West Hartford police released video Monday of a person of interest after someone posted threats directed at President Donald Trump at Morley Elementary School in West Hartford Thursday.Photo Credit: West Hartford Police
  
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• Summer Food Truck Festivals

  20-06-2017 18:24
  
  With summer weather on the way, why not take lunch outside? Check out this list of upcoming food truck festivals across the state.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Bicyclist Missing In Danbury Found Dead

  20-06-2017 18:12
  (CBS Connecticut) — The search for a missing mountain biker in Danbury has ended with a grim discovery in Farrington Woods.
  “This morning we were able to locate the individual. Unfortunately he was deceased. It looks like some kind of accident,” said Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton.
  The person’s name has not been released. No cause of death has been given.
  The cyclist was first reported missing Monday.
  Boughton says the terrain can be difficult even for experienced mountain b
  
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• Officials Warn of Western Union Settlement Email Scam

  20-06-2017 18:05
  
  The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) is warning residents to be on the lookout for the latest email scam, which tries to trick potential victims into sending bank account information under the...Photo Credit: Getty Images, File
  
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• Body of Missing Kayaker Found in Stratford: Coast Guard

  20-06-2017 18:03
  
  The body of a 41-year-old kayaker from New York was found near Stratford, Connecticut Monday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.Photo Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
  
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• Man Charged Man with Murder in Hartford Shooting

  20-06-2017 17:46
  
  Hartford police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of 33-year-old Timothy Burt, who was gunned down on Enfield Street earlier this month.Photo Credit: Hartford Police Department
  
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• Trump appointee under fire for not earning Quinnipiac law degree

  20-06-2017 17:23
  
  HARTFORD – A congresswoman is calling for President Donald Trump to remove the woman he reportedly appointed to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) amid controversy over her qualifications, including her education at Quinnipiac University. Trump chose Lynne Patton, who planned his son’s wedding, to lead the HUD office that oversees federal housing in the New York and New Jersey region, the New York Daily News reported. Patton claims on her LinkedIn page to have
  
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• Your Guide To Fourth Of July Fashion

  20-06-2017 16:58
  This Independence Day, stay ahead of the trends without overdoing it. The Fourth of July can be a tempting time to break out that flag-print top from the back of your closet that you annually reserve for the occasion. Instead, get involved with the holiday spirit by dressing in trendy red, white, and blue while also staying fashion-forward with a patriotic flair.
  Stripes
  One of the biggest trends of the summer is black/white and navy/white stripes everywhere. Think striped dresses, t-shirts, sho
  
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• Father, Son Charged With Stealing Car Batteries

  20-06-2017 16:56
  
  (West Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A father and son are under arrest and West Haven police are tying them to numerous vehicle battery thefts.
  A little after 11:00 p.m. Monday, West Haven officers, working with police in Milford and Rocky Hill, tracked a GPS unit installed in a battery outside a Rocky Hill WalMart.
  That battery was subsequently tracked to West Haven and police later stopped a U-Haul van at Center Street and Union Avenue.
  Under arrest are 46-year-old Peter Burwell, Jr. of
  
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• Mother and father charged with neglect after taking infant to Indianapolis bar

  20-06-2017 16:43
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A mother and father were arrested after police say they brought their infant to an Indianapolis bar. 42-year-old Shari Treba and 45-year-old Michael Trosclair were charged with neglect of a dependent and public intoxication. Police were called to the incident at Wild Beaver Saloon just after midnight Friday. When officers arrived, they found Treba drinking beer with her baby outside the roped area of the bar, according to court documents. Witnesses told polic
  
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• Father, two children dead after Father’s Day custody dispute

  20-06-2017 16:32
  
  SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Two young children in Santa Rosa, California were killed over the weekend, apparently by their own father, before he took his own life, KRON reports. Deputies with the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department responded to the home of Alvaro Camara, 40, on Monday morning for a welfare check. Camara’s two children, a 6-year-old daughter and 18-month-old son, spent Father’s Day with him. He was supposed to drop the kids off at their mother’s house Sunday
  
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• Sterling Brown: My Life As An NBA Draft Prospect

  20-06-2017 16:30
  
  The 2017 NBA Draft is set for Thursday, June 22nd. As the stars of the college game get ready to find out where they will begin their NBA journey, CBS Local Sports’ “My Life As” series will give them an opportunity to talk about how they got to this point and what they expect from the future in their own words.
  Today, we hear from SMU senior guard Sterling Brown. Brown spent all four seasons with the Mustangs and improved each season posting a career high 13.4 PPG 6.5
  
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